A Book in Order

Series · 40 books

Brian Freemantle Books in Order

The complete Brian Freemantle reading order — 40 books from 1973–2005.

  1. 01 Good-bye to an old friend 1973 Amazon — buy Good-bye to an old friend Bookshop — buy Good-bye to an old friend ThriftBooks — buy Good-bye to an old friend eBooks.com — buy Good-bye to an old friend
  2. 02 The man who wanted tomorrow 1975 Amazon — buy The man who wanted tomorrow Bookshop — buy The man who wanted tomorrow ThriftBooks — buy The man who wanted tomorrow eBooks.com — buy The man who wanted tomorrow
  3. 03 Charlie M 1977 Amazon — buy Charlie M Bookshop — buy Charlie M ThriftBooks — buy Charlie M eBooks.com — buy Charlie M
  4. 04 Charlie Muffin 1977 Amazon — buy Charlie Muffin Bookshop — buy Charlie Muffin ThriftBooks — buy Charlie Muffin eBooks.com — buy Charlie Muffin
  5. 05 HMS 'Bounty' 1977 Amazon — buy HMS 'Bounty' Bookshop — buy HMS 'Bounty' ThriftBooks — buy HMS 'Bounty' eBooks.com — buy HMS 'Bounty'
  6. 06 Clap Hands, Here Comes Charlie 1978 Amazon — buy Clap Hands, Here Comes Charlie Bookshop — buy Clap Hands, Here Comes Charlie ThriftBooks — buy Clap Hands, Here Comes Charlie eBooks.com — buy Clap Hands, Here Comes Charlie
  7. 07 Here comes Charlie M 1978 Amazon — buy Here comes Charlie M Bookshop — buy Here comes Charlie M ThriftBooks — buy Here comes Charlie M eBooks.com — buy Here comes Charlie M
  8. 08 The inscrutable Charlie Muffin 1979 Amazon — buy The inscrutable Charlie Muffin Bookshop — buy The inscrutable Charlie Muffin ThriftBooks — buy The inscrutable Charlie Muffin eBooks.com — buy The inscrutable Charlie Muffin
  9. 09 The Mary Celeste 1979 Amazon — buy The Mary Celeste Bookshop — buy The Mary Celeste ThriftBooks — buy The Mary Celeste eBooks.com — buy The Mary Celeste
  10. 10 Misfire 1980 Amazon — buy Misfire Bookshop — buy Misfire ThriftBooks — buy Misfire eBooks.com — buy Misfire
  11. 11 The Solitary Man 1980 Amazon — buy The Solitary Man Bookshop — buy The Solitary Man ThriftBooks — buy The Solitary Man eBooks.com — buy The Solitary Man
  12. 12 Charlie Muffin, U.S.A 1980 Amazon — buy Charlie Muffin, U.S.A Bookshop — buy Charlie Muffin, U.S.A ThriftBooks — buy Charlie Muffin, U.S.A eBooks.com — buy Charlie Muffin, U.S.A
  13. 13 Charlie Muffin's Uncle Sam 1980 Amazon — buy Charlie Muffin's Uncle Sam Bookshop — buy Charlie Muffin's Uncle Sam ThriftBooks — buy Charlie Muffin's Uncle Sam eBooks.com — buy Charlie Muffin's Uncle Sam
  14. 14 Madrigal for Charlie Muffin 1981 Amazon — buy Madrigal for Charlie Muffin Bookshop — buy Madrigal for Charlie Muffin ThriftBooks — buy Madrigal for Charlie Muffin eBooks.com — buy Madrigal for Charlie Muffin
  15. 15 KGB 1982 Amazon — buy KGB Bookshop — buy KGB ThriftBooks — buy KGB eBooks.com — buy KGB
  16. 16 Rules of engagement 1984 Amazon — buy Rules of engagement Bookshop — buy Rules of engagement ThriftBooks — buy Rules of engagement eBooks.com — buy Rules of engagement
  17. 17 The Vietnam legacy 1984 Amazon — buy The Vietnam legacy Bookshop — buy The Vietnam legacy ThriftBooks — buy The Vietnam legacy eBooks.com — buy The Vietnam legacy
  18. 18 The Lost American 1984 Amazon — buy The Lost American Bookshop — buy The Lost American ThriftBooks — buy The Lost American eBooks.com — buy The Lost American
  19. 19 The fix 1985 Amazon — buy The fix Bookshop — buy The fix ThriftBooks — buy The fix eBooks.com — buy The fix
  20. 20 The Blind Run 1986 Amazon — buy The Blind Run Bookshop — buy The Blind Run ThriftBooks — buy The Blind Run eBooks.com — buy The Blind Run
  21. 21 The steal 1986 Amazon — buy The steal Bookshop — buy The steal ThriftBooks — buy The steal eBooks.com — buy The steal
  22. 22 See Charlie Run 1987 Amazon — buy See Charlie Run Bookshop — buy See Charlie Run ThriftBooks — buy See Charlie Run eBooks.com — buy See Charlie Run
  23. 23 The run around 1988 Amazon — buy The run around Bookshop — buy The run around ThriftBooks — buy The run around eBooks.com — buy The run around
  24. 24 Comrade Charlie 1989 Amazon — buy Comrade Charlie Bookshop — buy Comrade Charlie ThriftBooks — buy Comrade Charlie eBooks.com — buy Comrade Charlie
  25. 25 O'Farrell's Law 1990 Amazon — buy O'Farrell's Law Bookshop — buy O'Farrell's Law ThriftBooks — buy O'Farrell's Law eBooks.com — buy O'Farrell's Law
  26. 26 Bias In Human Reasoning (Essays in Cognitive Psychology) 1990 Amazon — buy Bias In Human Reasoning (Essays in Cognitive Psychology) Bookshop — buy Bias In Human Reasoning (Essays in Cognitive Psychology) ThriftBooks — buy Bias In Human Reasoning (Essays in Cognitive Psychology) eBooks.com — buy Bias In Human Reasoning (Essays in Cognitive Psychology)
  27. 27 Little grey mice 1992 Amazon — buy Little grey mice Bookshop — buy Little grey mice ThriftBooks — buy Little grey mice eBooks.com — buy Little grey mice
  28. 28 Charlie's apprentice 1993 Amazon — buy Charlie's apprentice Bookshop — buy Charlie's apprentice ThriftBooks — buy Charlie's apprentice eBooks.com — buy Charlie's apprentice
  29. 29 The button man 1993 Amazon — buy The button man Bookshop — buy The button man ThriftBooks — buy The button man eBooks.com — buy The button man
  30. 30 No time for heroes 1994 Amazon — buy No time for heroes Bookshop — buy No time for heroes ThriftBooks — buy No time for heroes eBooks.com — buy No time for heroes
  31. 31 Thinking And Reasoning 1996 Amazon — buy Thinking And Reasoning Bookshop — buy Thinking And Reasoning ThriftBooks — buy Thinking And Reasoning eBooks.com — buy Thinking And Reasoning
  32. 32 Charlie's choice 1997 Amazon — buy Charlie's choice Bookshop — buy Charlie's choice ThriftBooks — buy Charlie's choice eBooks.com — buy Charlie's choice
  33. 33 Bomb grade 1997 Amazon — buy Bomb grade Bookshop — buy Bomb grade ThriftBooks — buy Bomb grade eBooks.com — buy Bomb grade
  34. 34 The Kremlin Conspiracy 1997 Amazon — buy The Kremlin Conspiracy Bookshop — buy The Kremlin Conspiracy ThriftBooks — buy The Kremlin Conspiracy eBooks.com — buy The Kremlin Conspiracy
  35. 35 Mind Reader 1998 Amazon — buy Mind Reader Bookshop — buy Mind Reader ThriftBooks — buy Mind Reader eBooks.com — buy Mind Reader
  36. 36 The watchmen 2002 Amazon — buy The watchmen Bookshop — buy The watchmen ThriftBooks — buy The watchmen eBooks.com — buy The watchmen
  37. 37 Ice Age 2002 Amazon — buy Ice Age Bookshop — buy Ice Age ThriftBooks — buy Ice Age eBooks.com — buy Ice Age
  38. 38 Triple cross 2004 Amazon — buy Triple cross Bookshop — buy Triple cross ThriftBooks — buy Triple cross eBooks.com — buy Triple cross
  39. 39 The Holmes Inheritance 2004 Amazon — buy The Holmes Inheritance Bookshop — buy The Holmes Inheritance ThriftBooks — buy The Holmes Inheritance eBooks.com — buy The Holmes Inheritance
  40. 40 Dead End 2005 Amazon — buy Dead End Bookshop — buy Dead End ThriftBooks — buy Dead End eBooks.com — buy Dead End

Reading tracker

Track your progress through Brian Freemantle

Tick books off as you read them — your progress is saved on this device. Print it for a paper checklist, or save it as a PDF.

Read# TitleYear Date finished
1 Good-bye to an old friend 1973
2 The man who wanted tomorrow 1975
3 Charlie M 1977
4 Charlie Muffin 1977
5 HMS 'Bounty' 1977
6 Clap Hands, Here Comes Charlie 1978
7 Here comes Charlie M 1978
8 The inscrutable Charlie Muffin 1979
9 The Mary Celeste 1979
10 Misfire 1980
11 The Solitary Man 1980
12 Charlie Muffin, U.S.A 1980
13 Charlie Muffin's Uncle Sam 1980
14 Madrigal for Charlie Muffin 1981
15 KGB 1982
16 Rules of engagement 1984
17 The Vietnam legacy 1984
18 The Lost American 1984
19 The fix 1985
20 The Blind Run 1986
21 The steal 1986
22 See Charlie Run 1987
23 The run around 1988
24 Comrade Charlie 1989
25 O'Farrell's Law 1990
26 Bias In Human Reasoning (Essays in Cognitive Psychology) 1990
27 Little grey mice 1992
28 Charlie's apprentice 1993
29 The button man 1993
30 No time for heroes 1994
31 Thinking And Reasoning 1996
32 Charlie's choice 1997
33 Bomb grade 1997
34 The Kremlin Conspiracy 1997
35 Mind Reader 1998
36 The watchmen 2002
37 Ice Age 2002
38 Triple cross 2004
39 The Holmes Inheritance 2004
40 Dead End 2005

Brian Freemantle reading order — abookinorder.com

Where to start

Begin with Good-bye to an old friend (1973). The list above follows publication order, which is how most readers approach Brian Freemantle — later books assume you know what happened in earlier ones.

Frequently asked

How many Brian Freemantle books are there?

40 to date, spanning 1973–2005.

What is the newest Brian Freemantle book?

Dead End, published in 2005.